Pocket-case



J. W. DAVIS.

POCKET CASE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25. 917. RENEWED FEB. 8,1919. 1,317,689. Patented 0%. 7,1919. 7 fl /0. 11 f6 aosnrrr w. DAVIS, or SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

POCKET-CASE.

Applicationfiled' April 25, 1917, Serial no. 164,418. Renewed February 8, 1919. Serial No. 275,849.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, JosEPrr W. DAVIS, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocket-Cases; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to pocket cases, and has for its object the provision of a case of this type that will admit of a plurality of different articles such as cigarettes, packages of matches, a mirror and combbeing placed and-held therein in a novel manner so as to admit of convenient access being bad to any of the articles.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part thereof, in which: y

Figure 1 is a plan view of the case in open position,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the case with the companion members forming the case being in closed.

position, and r Fig. 3 15a transverse sect1onal v1ew, taken through the case when in closed position.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the case is shown as comprising a pair of companion rectangular shaped members 1 and 2. Each of the members 1 and 2 has the edges thereof bent laterally and curved, as shown more particularly in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing, and the edges of one member oppose and engage the edges of the other member when the members are in case formation, as shown in the mentioned figures. Each member has one of the longitudinal edges thereof provided with a plurality of spaced sleeves or knuckles 3, the sleeves or knuckles on one member fitting within the spaces between the sleeve or knuckles on the other member, and a rod 4 extends through the knuckles on the members 1 and 2 and cooperates therewith to complete a hlnge for connecting the members 1 and 2 to each other. A cigarette container is located at the point of connection between the members 1 and 2 and is formed of a pair of spaced plates 6 and 7, each being formed of Specification of Letters Patent.

flexible metal, and the said plates'6 and 7 are provided with opposed outward depressions 9, which cooperate to provide individual compartments for the cigarettes' The opposing ends of the plates 6 and 7 have sleeves or knuckles 10 formed thereon and the opposite ends of the rodst are bent upwardly,

as at 11, and extended through the knuckles 10 on the adjacent ends of the plates 6 and 7, so as to connect the plates 6 and 4' to each other. inner face of the member 1 is a strip of resilient metal 12, which is centrally provided with a depending flange 13', which has suitable connection with the inner face of the- Extending longitudinally of the r member 1, and the opposite ends of the strip the member 1. The flange 13 and the in-' wardly bent portions 14 serve as spacing elements for holding the strip 12 in spaced relation with the inner face of the member 1, and the said strip 12 is slightly curved inwardly, as shown at 16, and on opposite sides of the flange 13 to provide resilient gripping surfaces which cooperate with the j inner face of the member'l 1 for clamping therebetween a match package, designated A. Located on the inner face of the member 1, and adjacent the free longitudinal edge thereof, isa pair of spaced clips each of which includes a portion 17, which extends in parallelism with the inner face of the member 1 and an angular portion 18, which 7 extends in the direction of the inner face of the member 1 and is terminally bent to provide a flange 19, which is adapted to have connection with the inner face of the member 1 in any suitable manner. The angular portions 18 on the clips serve as spacing elements for the portions 17 from the inner face of the member 1, so as to admit of the teeth of a comb, designated B, engaging beneath the portion 17 of the clips. The free ends of the portions 17 are deflected outwardly, as at 20, to permit of the engagement of the teeth beneath the portions 17 to be facili- Years on the clip 2 I so as to connect the clip 21 to the cars 22. 7 The clip 21 has one end thereof curved, as shown at 24, and adapted to engage over the back of the comb B, and the opposite end of the clip is bent 21, as shown at 26, so that the curved end Ql of the clip will lie in tight engagement.

with the hack of the comb B.

A. mirror 27 ismounted on the inner face of themeinbenZ and is, held in place by .meansof a plurality of clips 28. .The clips 28 are located at the respective corners of thejme'mber; 2 and each clip consists of a portion 2?),fwhicheng'ages the outer face of the mirror, and an angular portion 30 that extends in. the direction of the member Qand is terminally provided with an; attaching -fitinge3l, which is secured-to themember 2 in v any suitable manner;

The meniber 2 of the case has the free longitudinal edge thereof provided with a resilient clip which includes a shank 3:2 secured to the inner 'slde of'the edge of the me mloe r2, and a circular head 33 that-has a portion thereof projecting through a slot a coiled spring 36 mounted thereon, ata

medial point, the said spring being intei posed between certain" adjacent knuckles 3, and the terminals of the spring are secured, respectively, tothe companion members 1 and2 of the case. WVhen the members 1 and '2' are in case'formation, as shown in Fig. 3,

the spring-36 w ll be tensioned; so; that when the circular head 33 of the clip is moved inwardly so as to withdraw the head 1 from engagement with the lug 35, the spring 361w1ll exert an openmg force on themem-- intheadjace'nt curved edge of the member s 2, the innerportion of the head having an apertureq3l-therein adapted, when the companionniembers 1 and2 are in closed position, to receive a stud'35 mountedonr'the inner side. of the curved edge of the mem ber 1, so as to hold the members landQ, in position, as shown in Fig. 3; The'rod l has copra brim; waits a asst; f6

' I claim-as new,";-is

said member.

bersla-ndQ and position.- ,7 V Y H I It is evident that various changes might be resortedto in the form, construction and jm'ove the samevto open arrangement oicthes'everal parts without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the in:

vention'as claimed. v

Having thus described my nvention what A- pocket case including apair of hingedly connected members, astrip ofresilie'nt metal extending, longitudinally of the inner side of; one; of the members, said strlp' provided centrally on its under sidewithfa depending.

flange for engagement with the inner side of the member tospace thestrip therefrom and the-ends of the strips-which are spaced from f sa d member,- bemg "curved inwardly 1n. the

direction of the memb'er to provide resilient V clamping members, and ,lthe terminalsiof the strip being-secured to the inner sideofthe In testimony whereof I affix my signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

, JOSE-PH w. ems.) i

Witnesses 1 v J; QAI$EY,',-L RAYMOND J. CASEY,

live eeuts eaeii tiifichiifiibiii' ofirateiits, Washington, 1). 0. i V 1 

